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Leko,P – Topalov,V

Leko,P (2722)
Topalov,V (2745)
Result: 1-0

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Date: July 18, 2002
Location: Dortmund GER
Tournament: Sparkassen Final
Round:
Opening: B45 Sicilian Taimanov Variation, 5.Nc3
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "Sparkassen Final"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2002.07.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko,P"]
[Black "Topalov,V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[ECO "B45"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.Be2 c5 10.O-O Qc7 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.exd6 Qc6 13.f3 c4 14.Qd4 O-O 15.Bxc4 Rfc8 16.b3 Qxd6 17.Rf2 Qb6 18.Bb2 Qxd4 19.Bxd4 Nb4 20.c3 d5 21.Bf1 Nc6 22.Be3 Ne7 23.Rc1 a5 24.Rfc2 e5 25.c4 f6 26.cxd5 Rxc2 27.Rxc2 Nxd5 28.Bd2 a4 29.bxa4 Rxa4 30.Bb5 Ra8 31.a4 Kf8 32.a5 Ba6 33.Ba4 Rb8 34.Kf2 Rb1 35.Rc1 Rb2 36.Rc2 Rb1 37.Kg3 Ne7 38.Bd7 Kf7 39.Rc7 Rb2 40.Bc3 Ra2 41.Bh3 Ra4 42.Ra7 Bb5 43.Bf5 h5 44.h4 Kf8 45.Ra8+ Kf7 46.Bc2 Rf4 47.a6 Bc6 48.Rd8 Nf5+ 49.Bxf5 Rxf5 50.Rc8 Bd5 51.a7 Rf4 52.a8=Q Bxa8 53.Rxa8 Rc4 54.Bd2 Kg6 55.Ra7 Rd4 56.Be3 Rc4 57.Rb7 Rc3 58.Bd2 Rc2 59.Ba5 Ra2 60.Bd8 Ra8 61.Bb6 Rc8 62.Rc7 Rb8 63.Bc5 Re8 64.Kf2 Rh8 65.Ke3 Ra8 66.Kd3 Ra4 67.g3 Ra8 68.Ke4 Rh8 69.Kd5 Rd8+ 70.Ke6 Ra8 71.Bd6 Re8+ 72.Be7 Ra8 73.Rb7 Ra6+ 74.Bd6 Ra8 75.f4 exf4 76.gxf4 Ra6 77.Rd7 Ra8 78.f5+ Kh7 79.Kf7 Ra4 80.Bf8 Rg4 81.Bxg7 1-0

FEN image of position

[Event "Sparkassen Final"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2002.07.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko,P"]
[Black "Topalov,V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[ECO "B45"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.Be2 c5 10.O-O Qc7 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.exd6 Qc6 13.f3 c4 14.Qd4 O-O 15.Bxc4 Rfc8 16.b3 Qxd6 17.Rf2 Qb6 18.Bb2 Qxd4 19.Bxd4 Nb4 20.c3 d5 21.Bf1 Nc6 22.Be3 Ne7 23.Rc1 a5 24.Rfc2 e5 25.c4 f6 26.cxd5 Rxc2 27.Rxc2 Nxd5 28.Bd2 a4 29.bxa4 Rxa4 30.Bb5 Ra8 31.a4 Kf8 32.a5 Ba6 33.Ba4 Rb8 34.Kf2 Rb1 35.Rc1 Rb2 36.Rc2 Rb1 37.Kg3 Ne7 38.Bd7 Kf7 39.Rc7 Rb2 40.Bc3 Ra2 41.Bh3 Ra4 42.Ra7 Bb5 43.Bf5 h5 44.h4 Kf8 45.Ra8+ Kf7 46.Bc2 Rf4 47.a6 Bc6 48.Rd8 Nf5+ 49.Bxf5 Rxf5 50.Rc8 Bd5 51.a7 Rf4 52.a8=Q Bxa8 53.Rxa8 Rc4 54.Bd2 Kg6 55.Ra7 Rd4 56.Be3 Rc4 57.Rb7 Rc3 58.Bd2 Rc2 59.Ba5 Ra2 60.Bd8 Ra8 61.Bb6 Rc8 62.Rc7 Rb8 63.Bc5 Re8 64.Kf2 Rh8 65.Ke3 Ra8 66.Kd3 Ra4 67.g3 Ra8 68.Ke4 Rh8 69.Kd5 Rd8+ 70.Ke6 Ra8 71.Bd6 Re8+ 72.Be7 Ra8 73.Rb7 Ra6+ 74.Bd6 Ra8 75.f4 exf4 76.gxf4 Ra6 77.Rd7 Ra8 78.f5+ Kh7 79.Kf7 Ra4 80.Bf8 Rg4 81.Bxg7 1-0

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